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Acts 11:1

Judea
And the apostles and brethren that were in Judæa heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.

2 And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,

3 Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.

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BSB
The apostles and brothers throughout Judea soon heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
KJV
And the apostles and brethren that were in Judæa heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.
WEB
Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.
ASV
Now the apostles and the brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
DARBY
And the apostles and the brethren who were in Judaea heard that the nations also had received the word of God;
BLB
Now the apostles and the brothers being in Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
ÅB
Apostlene og de brødre som var omkring i Judea, fikk da høre at også hedningene hadde tatt imot Guds ord.
OTB
Apostlene og brødrene og søstrene i hele Judea hørte at hedningene også hadde mottatt Guds ord.
B1930
Apostlene og de brødre som var omkring i Judea, fikk da høre at også hedningene hadde tatt imot Guds ord.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 22:27

    All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

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  • Malachi 1:11

    For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.

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  • Romans 15:7–12

    Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.

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  • Isaiah 32:15

    Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.

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  • Acts 14:27

    And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.

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  • Isaiah 49:6

    And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.

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  • Zechariah 8:20–23

    Thus saith the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:

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  • Galatians 1:17–22

    Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.

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